Remember having these things during elementary school, was fun back then... probably not now.
I´m the type ''collect everything than you can'' and everything in the travel is a good memory i thing.
I've looked at this before and thought maybe someday... ^^; That would be interesting thing to start, moe and/or bishojo stamps. Tie it in with a website and get the shops in Akiba to participate. The website might generate hits for otaku sites and sales for shops.
I'm going to Japan soon so I will be on the look out for stamp stations, its a nice material memory of where I visit.
For a chance to win some thing, I would get it if I pass by, but not going to every station to collect them all. Isn't it gonna cost lost of money to go to every station ? I want the Zero no Tsukaima one for sure XD
when I go to Japan, I will get some blank paper and collect these so i can show them to friends.
Nice way to travel around, promote the metro and local tourism and have fun! I like that sort of local initiatives.
Cool, if I had known about these, I would've started on my previous 2 trips ;p I would not have known what it was for if I saw it before. But I don't recall seeing them. But I'll look out for them next year :) I did get a red stamp at the top of Himeji Castle this year though :) It's a nice souvenir showing you've been there :)
that's an interesting activity to promote tourism ^^ maybe i could adapt and implement here ^^ this activity sounds very interesting ^^
I do have friends who collect these stamps indeed. While I do not share their enthusiasm the wood cut design used for the stamp is exquisitely carved and is a veritable work of art.
Hmm, I guess it's a bit like me collecting beer mats from every foreign bar or restaurant =D
Wow, those stamp look rather exquisite..
I don't know there are stamps inside train station. I've only discovered that at the end of my journey in Japan, at the top of the Himeji castle : http://www.himeji-castle.gr.jp/ An old woman gave me her paper (forgot ours) so that I was able to stamp and take it back. For me it's also like a evidence which means "Hey, I was here!" ^_^
I like this idea a lot, having to go to all the different stations to complete the journey. I guess it helps that I enjoy riding the train.
This was in an episode of Pokemon... Sorry I know that.
Those stamps look really good. I'd definitely try to get all those when I go to Japan. It's as good as a sign that you've been to all those places. ei Danny, why don't you make a stamp of your own? XD
Bele, Need to come up with the T-shirt and figure first ^^
We found out about these before we went to Japan so we took a small pad and collected them everywhere we went - hotels, museums, theme parks, and stations of course. When you get back it makes a nice souvenir, or (because you will have taken a squillion photos) you can remove the pages and put them in your photo album with the appropriate photos.
wow now this piqued my interest :)
I remember seeing a stamp rally in an episode of Pokemon. Didn't know it was real...neat.
we have similiar stamps here in Poland - maybe not on every train/metro station (don't have many metro stations either:), but on major turist attractions. when we were in Japan with my girlfriend (who told me about this great blog:), I think that we got the best stamp in Ghibli Museum - full of Totoros. it's my first comment here on dannychoo.com - so, welcome everybody:).
Nooooo.... I got so many stamps, but I missed the Ghibli Museum. Made me regret no going there even more.
i had alaska Rubber stamps XD
I wouldn't go out of my way for something like this but if it's convenient then why not? :]
That's actually pretty fun! Where can I get the necessary book that I need to get stamped next time I head to Tokyo?
Interesting, didn't realise there was a greater following involving stamps besides the ones used for signatures (I think it's called).
